Activity of H2G on human herpesvirus-6B strains either sensitive or resistant to ganciclovir

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 153-154

  Bonnafous, Pascale ^a   Agut, Henri ^a,b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

9 [4 HYDROXY 2 (HYDROXYMETHYL)BUTYL]GUANINE; CELL DNA; GANCICLOVIR; H 2G; OMACICLOVIR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIVIRAL RESISTANCE; ANTIVIRAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; CELL LINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; IC 50; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CELL LINE; DRUG RESISTANCE, VIRAL; GANCICLOVIR; HERPESVIRUS 6, HUMAN; HUMANS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 77951652267     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2010.03.019     Document Type: Letter

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